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Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand

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Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand or BJP Uttarakhand is a state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttarakhand.

Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand
PresidentMahendra Bhatt
General SecretaryAjaey Kumar
Parliamentary ChairpersonPushkar Singh Dhami
(Chief Minister)
Headquarters39/29/3 Balbir Road, Dehradun-248201, Uttarakhand
Youth wingBharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Uttarakhand
Women's wingBJP Mahila Morcha, Uttarakhand
Ideology
Colours  Saffron
AllianceNational Democratic Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
5 / 5
Seats in Rajya Sabha
2 / 3
Seats in Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
47 / 70
Website
uttarakhand.bjp.org

Mahendra Bhatt is the current president of the BJP Uttarakhand.

Leadership edit

List of Presidents edit

See also: List of state presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party and List of presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party
S.No. Portrait Name Term Ref.
1 Puran Chand Sharma 9 November 2000 14 September 2002 [1]
2 Manohar Kant Dhyani 15 September 2002 2004 [2]
3   Bhagat Singh Koshyari 2004 2007
4 Bachi Singh Rawat 2007 12 July 2009 [3]
5 Bishan Singh Chuphal 13 July 2009 8 February 2013 [4]
6 Tirath Singh Rawat 9 February 2013 31 December 2015 [5]
7 Ajay Bhatt 1 January 2016 15 January 2020 [6]
8 Banshidhar Bhagat 16 January 2020 12 March 2021 [7]
9 Madan Kaushik 12 March 2021 30 July 2022 [8]
10 Mahendra Bhatt 30 July 2022 Incumbent [9]

List of Chief Ministers edit

Main article: List of chief ministers of Uttarakhand
See also: List of chief ministers from the Bharatiya Janata Party
S.No. Portrait Name Constituency Term[10] Assembly
(Election) 		Ministry
Start End Tenure
1 Nityanand Swami MLC for Garhwal–Kumaon Graduates 9 November 2000 29 October 2001 354 days Interim Assembly Swami
2   Bhagat Singh Koshyari MLC 30 October 2001 1 March 2002 122 days Koshyari
3   Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri Dhumakot 7 March 2007 26 June 2009 2 years, 111 days 2nd Assembly
(2007) 		Khanduri I
11 September 2011 13 March 2012 184 days
(total 2 years and 295 days) 		Khanduri II
4   Ramesh Pokhriyal Thalisain 27 June 2009 10 September 2011 2 years, 105 days Pokhriyal
5   Trivendra Singh Rawat Doiwala 18 March 2017 10 March 2021 3 years, 357 days 4th Assembly
(2017) 		Trivendra
6   Tirath Singh Rawat Did not contest 10 March 2021 4 July 2021 116 days Tirath
7 Pushkar Singh Dhami Khatima 4 July 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 330 days Dhami I
Champawat 5th Uttarakhand Assembly
(2022) 		Dhami II

Electoral performance edit

Main article: Elections in Uttarakhand
See also: Electoral history of the Bharatiya Janata Party

Legislative Assembly elections edit

See also: Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Year Legislature Party leader Votes polled Seats won Change in seats Outcome
2002 1st Vidhan Sabha Bhagat Singh Koshyari 728,134
19 / 70
   19 Opposition
2007 2nd Vidhan Sabha –
35 / 70
   16 Government with UKD and Independents
2012 3rd Vidhan Sabha Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri –
31 / 70
   4 Opposition
2017 4th Vidhan Sabha Trivendra Singh Rawat 2,312,912
57 / 70
   26 Government
2022 5th Vidhan Sabha Pushkar Singh Dhami 2,383,838
47 / 70
   10

Lok Sabha elections edit

See also: Lok sabha
Year Legislature Party leader Votes polled Seats won Change in seats Outcome
2004 14th Lok Sabha Manohar Kant Dhyani –
3 / 5
   3 Opposition
2009 15th Lok Sabha Bachi Singh Rawat –
0 / 5
   3
2014 16th Lok Sabha Tirath Singh Rawat 2,429,698
5 / 5
   5 Government
2019 17th Lok Sabha Ajay Bhatt 2,954,833
5 / 5
  
2024 18th Lok Sabha Mahendra Bhatt TBD

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Sharma rules out change in leadership". Zee News. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Manohar Dhyani appointed Uttaranchal BJP chief". Zee News. 15 September 2002. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. ^ "BJP revokes suspension of 21 dissident leaders". Hindustan Times. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Uttarakhand: Cong edges out BJP in a photo finish". News18. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. ^ Kunwar, D. S. (11 February 2013). "Tirath Singh Rawat was nominated as Uttarakhand BJP chief". Times of India. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Ajay Bhatt Elected Unopposed As New Uttarakhand BJP Chief". NDTV. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Bansidhar Bhagat elected as Uttarakhand BJP chief". Deccan Herald. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Madan Kaushik Appointed Uttarakhand BJP President". NDTV. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Mahendra Bhatt Appointed Uttarakhand BJP Chief".
  10. ^ Former Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand. Government of Uttarakhand. Retrieved 21 August 2013.

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